Why did Petraeus quit?

[LibertyLemming]

Which reason seems most likely to you?

 

[waltky]

Sex, national security, politics, & the U.S. consulate attack in Benghazi...

The Petraeus affair: A lot more than sex
Mon November 12, 2012 - FBI agents are at the home of Paula Broadwell, says a spokeswoman; Source: E-mails to Kelley raised questions about whether author had sensitive information; "Furious would be an understatement" for Petraeus' wife, says former spokesman; House Intelligence Committee leaders to meet with acting CIA director, FBI deputy director

Unlike many stories about powerful Washington figures having secret affairs, the downfall of spy chief David Petraeus goes beyond sex. The scandal surrounding the decorated four-star Army general who once ran the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan involves questions of national security, politics and even the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead. Petraeus, 60, resigned Friday after acknowledging he had an affair with a woman later identified as his biographer, Paula Broadwell, 40, a fellow West Point graduate who spent months studying the general's leadership of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

FBI agents were at Broadwell's Charlotte, North Carolina, home late Monday, said local FBI spokeswoman Shelley Lynch. She declined to say what the agents were doing there. Video from CNN affiliate WCNC showed a handful of people getting out of vehicles, carrying boxes and bags into the house. None spoke to reporters, even when asked who they were. Days after Petraeus' resignation stunned Washington, information continues to emerge. Among other things, a video has surfaced of a speech by Petraeus' paramour in which she suggested the Libya attack was targeting a secret prison at the Benghazi consulate annex, raising unverified concerns about possible security leaks.

The affair came to light during an FBI investigation of "jealous" e-mails reportedly sent by Broadwell to a woman named Jill Kelley, a government source familiar with the investigation told CNN on Monday. Kelley, 37, and her husband Scott released a statement saying they have been friends with Petraeus and his family for more than five years and asked for privacy. Although Kelley lives in Tampa, Florida, she's known as a member of Washington's social circuit, according to the government source. The source has not spoken to Kelley, but says friends describe her as feeling like she is an "innocent victim."

Petraeus has denied having an affair with anyone other than Broadwell, according to a friend of the former general who has spoken with him since news of the affair broke. The scandal also is rumbling through the halls of Congress, where leaders in both parties are seeking answers about the FBI investigation and there's much speculation about the impact Petraeus' resignation will have into the inquiry into the Benghazi attack. Petraeus was scheduled to testify on the attack and the government's reaction to it this week. Here's a look at the major threads of this still-unfolding story:

Why does it matter? Security and Benghazi

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Assessing security implications of Petraeus' infidelity
November 12th, 2012 - While affairs may be commonplace in Washington, when they involve the director of the CIA, things can take on a different tone.

A U.S. official has said there was no breach of national security as a result of David Petraeus' affair, but that hasn't stopped discussion that Paula Broadwell could have gained access to classified information as a result of what she has routinely described as "unprecedented access" to Petraeus. That discussion seemed to gain momentum Monday thanks to comments Broadwell made in a speech last month at the University of Denver. "I don't know if a lot of you have heard this, but the CIA annex had actually taken a couple of Libyan militia members prisoner and they think that the attack on the consulate was an effort to get these prisoners back," Broadwell said.

A senior intelligence official told CNN on Monday, "These detention claims are categorically not true. Nobody was ever held at the annex before, during, or after the attacks." Broadwell's source for that previously unpublished bit of information remains unclear, and there's no evidence so far that it came from Petraeus. Administration officials have said the Benghazi assault was a terrorist attack. The New York Times also reported Sunday that investigators found classified documents on Broadwell's laptop computer. The newspaper cited investigators as saying Petraeus denied he had given them to her.

Retired Gen. James "Spider" Marks, for whom Broadwell once worked and who knows Petraeus, said he doubts security protocols were breached despite what seems an unlikely indiscretion on the part of Petraeus. "There's almost zero percent chance that national security was compromised or at risk," he said Monday. A senior U.S. intelligence official said an extramarital affair by a CIA officer is not automatically considered a security violation. "It depends on the circumstances," the official said. The official also said Broadwell did not have a security clearance from the CIA.

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[francoHFW]

If you think it has anything to do with Bengazi, you're a Pub dupe ignoramus- change the channel...LOL

 

[Avatar4321]

I dont think it's to make him a Scapegoat of Benghazi, but it's definitely about Benghazi.

 

[LibertyLemming]

If you think it has anything to do with Bengazi, you're a Pub dupe ignoramus- change the channel...LOL

We shall see. Remind me to bump this when it happens. Clinton had an affair and stayed in the White House lol